Remember the invigorating feeling of squishing your hands around in finger paint, getting delightfully messy?
Pasting cardboard and buttons and bits and bobs together to make a new “invention”?
Digging in the mud to make “soup” or carve out a fairy cave?
Remember the joy of creation?
REIGNITE YOUR JOY
But for most women, it’s not as easy as just giving ourselves “permission” to play.
Even when you know how important creativity can be, it’s hard to prioritize. There’s so much on your plate!
And when you do carve out time on your calendar, you might feel the dread of a blank page or blinking cursor.
Or you might feel overwhelmed with rows and rows of activities to choose from at Michael’s or a JoAnn’s. (Want to try candle-dipping? Punch needle kits? Tie-tye? Glitter wine bottles? Watercolors? Collages? Scrapbooking? Clay beads?)
The good news is, it doesn’t have to be complicated.
GET PLAYING—THE EASY WAY
About the Artist
Julie Brown Neu is a fiber artist working at the intersection of cyanotype, quilt, and emotional abstraction. Her wall-based works range from stitched fields of color and texture that hold feeling quietly, to pieces that confront racism, sexism, and gun violence with unflinching directness.
She creates art that invites slow looking — and doesn’t let you look away unchanged.
About Julie
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